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This reduced compression to 6. 12: 1. The famous Stromberg 97 carb replaced
the 48. A new forged crank featured enlarged mains of 2.4 inches and insert
bearings to replace the old style poured babbitt type. Although there was no
horsepower change, this motor became known as the V8-85. No changes in '38
other than to 14mm sparkplugs. With the introduction of the Mercury in 1939, the
entire V8 was redesigned so that it could be used in both cars. Ford retained the
3.0625 bore, ...

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Ql'm writing in reference to page 100 of the September issue, Tom Howerton's
overheating problem with the '48 Caddy flathead. Having worked on many flathead Caddys since 1951, let me relate some important issues that could be
helpful to Tom. Many, many times, we found overheating problems were not from
the routine issues, but from an inherent weakness in the block. Very typical of the flathead motors was their tendency for fissure cracks between the valve and the
cylinder.